Exchange & Infrastructure Administrator

We are currently looking for Exchange & Infrastructure Administrator for our Bahrain operations with the following skillsets & terms and conditions:

Required Technical Skills & Qualifications

• Education &
  
  Certifications:
  
  Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent field. Vendor-specific certifications (VMware VCP, Microsoft MCSE/Messaging) are highly advantageous.
• Experience:
  
  5+ years of hands-on experience managing Windows Server and Active Directory environments.
• Networking & Mail Protocols:
  In-depth understanding of standard mail flow protocols (SMTP, IMAP, POP3), local load balancers, split-brain DNS setups, and SSL/TLS certificates.
• Network Infrastructure:
  Strong functional literacy with layer 4-7 hardware load balancers, split-brain DNS zone configurations, firewalls, and complex mail-routing rules.
• Virtualization Expertise:
  Deep operational literacy provisioning and managing multi-hypervisor nodes via VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V ecosystems.
• Automation Proficiency:
  Strong proficiency writing advanced administrative Power Shell scripts for bulk mailbox operations, configuration audits, and log analysis.
• Problem Solving:
  Proven track record troubleshooting Tier-3 mail delivery failures, tracking down transport delays, and handling database corruption recovery.
• Hardware & Storage:
  Solid background managing enterprise storage frameworks (SAN/NAS/iSCSI).

• Exchange SE Installation & Upgrades:
  Lead the architectural planning, clean installation, and technical upgradation from previous Exchange legacy versions (2016/2019) to Exchange Server Subscription Edition (SE), ensuring zero data loss and minimal user disruption.
• Exchange & Infrastructure Management:
  Install, update, and manage standalone and clustered on-premises Microsoft Exchange Servers (2016/2019) across physical and virtual systems.
• High Availability & Database Care:
  Configure, monitor, and optimize multi-site Database Availability Groups (DAGs). Perform routine database defragmentation, stability audits, and proactively manage storage caps.
• Virtualization Administration:
  Provision, scale, and maintain enterprise hypervisor environments using both VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V to support core messaging infrastructure.
• Active Directory Alignment:
  Manage schema extensions, directory replication, permissions, group policies, and object compliance directly tied to the underlying Microsoft Exchange messaging infrastructure.
• Server Patching Pipelines:
  Manually plan, validate, and deploy Cumulative Updates (CUs) and Security Updates (SUs) across all local Exchange and Windows Server hosting nodes.
• Backup & Disaster Recovery:
  Implement regular bare-metal backup strategies and lead verification drills for instant disaster recovery and mail database restoration.